Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 21
Friday, 02 January 2026
1905 On this day in history jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 

1906 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55 on this day in history. 

1916 On this day in history death of karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated 

1919 Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on October - 21. 

1924 On October - 21 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 

1929 Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on this day in history. 

1931 A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 on October - 21. 

1937 On October - 21 death of betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried 

1939 Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on this day in history. 

1940 On this day in history death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866) 

1943 On this day in history alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies 

1944 On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877) 

1955 Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on this day in history. 

1961 On October - 21 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies 

1963 On this day in history george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 

1965 On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39 

1966 On October - 21 gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 

1967 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on October - 21. 

1969 Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on October - 21. 

1970 John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history. 

1971 On October - 21 etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 

1973 Death of Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on October - 21. 

1975 On October - 21 death of charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887) 

1977 On October - 21 ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 

1978 Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on this day in history. 

1980 Death of Hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906) on October - 21. 

1983 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies on this day in history. 

1984 On October - 21 dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 

1986 Death of Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922) on October - 21. 

1987 On this day in history ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88 

1989 Death of Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910) on October - 21. 

1992 On October - 21 jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes 

1993 On this day in history death of assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 

1994 On this day in history edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85 

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